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Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood.Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:43:38 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: From the Internets: Advice for New Moms | The Family Goodhttp://www.rookiemoms.com/guest-post-motherhood-is-a-double-life/comment-page-1/#comment-135123
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:06:37 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-135123[…] Lisa Catherine Harper on Rookie Moms: Guest post: motherhood is a double life […]
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Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:47:18 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134855Adjusting to life with a newborn is tough, and no one really prepares you for how isolating it can be. Agreed with everyone that meeting other new parents–anywhere you can–is essential. Something else that helped me: Letting myself off the hook about taking care of absolutely everything at home. (Forget organizing photo albums or starting my taxes–some days even making the bed was a stretch.) Setting a goal of one small task per day really helped. That way if I manage to write a thank you note, for example, and actually mail it, I felt great.
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:25:52 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134847Mommy Therapy: your post speaks deeply to how I felt about those dramatic transformations. I went through exactly that story, and I think a lot of women do, even if we don’t always talk about it bluntly. Ruth, you are braver than I was! (am?!)–but you’re right. It’s sort of like entering a new work force w/all new colleagues, only your office keeps changing…
]]>By: Ruthhttp://www.rookiemoms.com/guest-post-motherhood-is-a-double-life/comment-page-1/#comment-134846
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:23:50 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134846I wish I knew an easy way to find other moms, but so far Facebook has been the best way! As a stay at home mom, I don’t have “work friends” or “commuting friends”, I only have my girl friends or family. I find it’s also good to just put yourself out there; when you run across another mom at the grocery store or bank, introduce yourself and start a conversation. I’m a little shy, so it will take some practice. But when you live in the country, you have got to be creative!
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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:18:01 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134839Oh boy. The transition from non-Mom to Mom is one that I still makes my head spin….three kids and 5 years later. It is overwhelming (to say the least) and can feel like your own sense of self left your body when the baby did. I was scared and hated things for a while.

But things got better. So much better. It’s not all happy, cheery but any means, but I’ve rediscovered me and learned all about Mom me, and she’s not so bad.

This list is great. Make connections with other Moms, get out of the house and yes, sleep is so very vital to your ability to function as a person. I met my now best friend by the way by basically stalking her at the dog park when I saw she was also pushing baby and looked “normal.” So glad I was sleep deprived enough to think that stalking her was perfectly acceptable.

]]>By: Deannahttp://www.rookiemoms.com/guest-post-motherhood-is-a-double-life/comment-page-1/#comment-134835
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:20:24 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134835It’s even harder to be a rural mom in the middle of a winter that won’t end.
]]>By: lisa catherine harperhttp://www.rookiemoms.com/guest-post-motherhood-is-a-double-life/comment-page-1/#comment-134833
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:12:28 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134833Absolutely, Ruth! Do you have tips about how to connect with other new moms when you live in less populated areas that don’t have easy access to groups/public spaces for moms w/new babies? Keeping in touch with others–as Rookie Moms notes in so many places–was so important to me.
]]>By: Ruthhttp://www.rookiemoms.com/guest-post-motherhood-is-a-double-life/comment-page-1/#comment-134832
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:38:53 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134832For those of us that live in the country with no beaches, sidewalks, museums, or coffee shops; we have to be a little more creative. Go walking around the track at the middle school, take your little one out to see the cows and farm animals, do yoga through netflix in your living room, and go through family pics and show your baby his extended family. As much as I would LOVE to follow these tips, remember, not all of us live in town!!
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:21:45 +0000http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=7806#comment-134831boy, did I need this today. looking forward to mommy & baby yoga on Saturday … we’ve had a 2-week hiatus due to spring break!
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